Kabori
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Kabori | |
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কবরী | |
| File:Sarah Begum Kabori Receives Lifetime Achievement Award National Film Awards Dhaka 2013-04-04 (PID-0060031) (cropped).jpg Kobori at the National Film Awards Ceremony in 2015. | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 20 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Gias Uddin |
| Succeeded by | Shamim Osman |
| Constituency | Narayanganj-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mina Pal 19 July 1950 |
| Died | 17 April 2021 (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse(s) | Chitta Chowdhury Shafiuddin Sarwar
(m. 1978; div. 2008) |
| Children | 5 sons |
| Occupation | Actress, politician and social worker |
| Awards | full list |
Sarah Begum Kabori (also Kabori Sarwar; born Mina Pal[1] 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021),[2][3] was a[4] Bangladeshi film actress and politician.[5] Her notable films include Sutorang, Sareng Bou, Abhirbhab, Shat Bhai Champa, Sujon Sokhi and Lalon Fokir.[3] She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Sareng Bou (1978) and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.[6][7]
Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the Narayanganj-4 constituency as an Awami League politician in 2008 and served until 2014.[8] She was also an active social worker and women’s rights activist. There were several film festivals which were sponsored by her.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Kabori was born in Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2] She studied until 8th grade.[8] Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a Bhajan singer and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born in a cultural based family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the tabla.[9]
Film career
[edit | edit source]Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film Sutorang, directed by Subhash Dutta, was released in 1964.[10] She earned the role through the music director Satya Saha.[9] In the film, Subhash Dutta changed the actress 'Mina's' name to 'Kabori,' which means 'bun of hair.' With her new name and appearance, Kabori quickly became a symbol of romance for the local audience through her debut in cinema.[11] Kabori starred with Razzak in more than 20 films together since Dutta's Abirbhab in 1968; the films include Nil Akasher Niche (1969), Deep Nebhe Nai (1970), and Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo (1970).[12]
Kabori acted in several films with Farooque in the 1970s, notably Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou.[3] She also starred with Bulbul Ahmed in Chashi Nazrul Islam's Devdas (1982).[3] She acted in the 1973 film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker.[3] She also acted in an Urdu film Bahana by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.[3] She also worked with other actors including Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Uzzal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman.[3]
In 2006, Kabori directed the film Ayna.[13]
Kabori authored a book titled "Sritituku Thaak".[3]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In 2008, Kabori was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh from Narayanganj-4 for 9th Bangladesh Parliament. During 1971 Liberation War, she participated by donating blood to help the freedom fighters.[5] She had fled to India during the war and worked on a film, "Joy Bangladesh", in Mumbai.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.[14] After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician Shamim Osman.[14] The couple was divorced in 2008.[14][15] She has five sons.[5]
Death and legacy
[edit | edit source]After testing positive for COVID-19, Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.[16][3] She had been working on a film titled Ei Tumi Shei Tumi since 2019. [17]
The 1969 Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo film was shot in Chuadanga. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name Kabori Road after Kabori which became official in February 2017.[18]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Sutorang | Jorina | Debut film | |
| 1965 | Bahana | [19] | ||
| 1967 | Heeraramon | [20] | ||
| Momir Elo | [20] | |||
| Sat Bhai Champa | [20] | |||
| Bashori | Radha | |||
| 1968 | Abirbhab | Shahana | [21] | |
| Arun Borun Kiranmala | ||||
| Soeey Nadya Jage Pani | [22] | |||
| Chorabali | [23][24] | |||
| 1969 | Nil Akasher Niche | |||
| Moina Moti | [25] | |||
| 1970 | Deep Nebhe Nai | |||
| Binimoy | ||||
| Dorpo Churno | ||||
| Jey Aguney Puri | [26] | |||
| Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo | [26] | |||
| Nayika | [26] | |||
| Sontan | [26] | |||
| Aka Baka | ||||
| Kanch Kata Heera | ||||
| 1971 | Jai Bangladesh | Hindi film | ||
| Jolchhobi | ||||
| 1972 | Apon Por | |||
| 1973 | Lalon Fokir | |||
| Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | Rajar Jhi | Indo-Bangladesh joint production | ||
| Rangbaz | ||||
| Amar Jonmobhumi | [2] | |||
| 1974 | Sadharon Meye | |||
| Masud Rana | Savita | |||
| 1975 | Sujon Sokhi | Sokhi | ||
| 1977 | MotiMohol | Firoza | ||
| Love In Simla | ||||
| 1978 | Sareng Bou | Nobitun | ||
| 1982 | Devdas | Parvoti | ||
| 1988 | Dui Jibon | Tahmina |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Lalon Fokir | |
| 1975 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sujon Sokhi | |
| 1978 | Bangladesh National Film Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | |
| Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | ||
| 1988 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Dui Jibon | |
| 2008 | Bachsas Awards | Honorary Award | [2] | |
| 2009 | Bachsas Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [27] | |
| 2013 | National Film Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [28] | |
| 2019 | Nayakraj Razzak Award | [12] |
References
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External links
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- Actresses in Bengali cinema
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- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners
- 9th Jatiya Sangsad members
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- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
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